Medical device and mobile device for assigning physiological patient data to a patient identification

Abstract

A medical device has a sensor interface, a data network interface, a wireless interface, a computer, and a touch-sensitive display unit. The sensor interface detects a sensor signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of a patient. The computer provides medical data derived from the sensor signal via the data network interface. The wireless interface receives wireless signals indicative of patient identification of a mobile device carried on the patient. The computer selects a patient identifications subset based on the wireless signals as well as determining respective image data sets based on the selected patient identifications and actuates the display unit to display respective image data sets in respective display fields and to derive a selection of a certain image data set based on a signal provided by the display unit, and to provide the identification assigned to the image data set via the data network interface.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A medical device comprising:
 at least one sensor interface configured to detect a sensor signal from a sensor, the sensor signal indicating at least one physiological parameter of a patient; 
 a data network interface; 
 a wireless interface configured to receive at least one wireless signal from at least one wristband from among a plurality of wristbands which each generate a respective wireless signal, the at least one wireless signal indicating a patient identification of a mobile device that is carriable on a patient body or physically associated with the patient body; 
 a touch-sensitive display unit; and 
 a computer configured to provide medical data, derived from the sensor signal, via the data network interface and configured:
 to select a preferred subset of patient identifications based on at least the at least one wireless signal and to directly or indirectly determine respective image data sets based on the patient identifications of the selected subset; 
 to actuate the display unit such that the respective determined image data sets are displayed in respective display fields, the display unit receiving input from a corresponding display field, the display unit providing a signal as output; 
 to receive the signal from the display unit and to derive a selection of a certain image data set associated with an assigned patient identification based on the signal; 
 to make a selection of the certain image data set based on a signal provided by the display unit; 
 to provide the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set and the medical data associated with the patient identification assigned to the select image data set via the data network interface as output to a data network such that the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set and the medical data associated with the patient identification assigned to the select image data set are configured to be accessed at another time; and 
 to send a confirmation signal via the wireless interface to a respective mobile device from which a corresponding image data set was derived as the selected image data set. 
 
 
     
     
       2. A medical device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured:
 to determine a preferred sequence of the image data sets to be displayed based on at least the at least one wireless signal; and 
 to actuate the display unit such that the respective image data sets are displayed as a function of the determined sequence. 
 
     
     
       3. A medical device in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a memory unit, wherein the computer is further configured to store the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set in the memory unit. 
     
     
       4. A medical device in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a memory unit, wherein the computer is further configured to determine the respective image data sets directly based on the respective selected patient identifications by the computer determining the respective image data sets from the respective patient identifications based on determination steps provided and predefined by the memory unit. 
     
     
       5. A medical device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured to determine the respective image data sets indirectly based on the respective selected patient identifications by the computer transmitting the respective selected patient identifications to a server and receiving the respective image data sets from the server via the data network interface. 
     
     
       6. A medical device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the computer is further configured
 to receive a reconfirmation signal from the respective device from which a corresponding image data set was derived via the wireless interface; and 
 to perform the providing of the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set via the data network interface only after receiving the reconfirmation signal. 
 
     
     
       7. A medical device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the confirmation signal prevents the respective mobile device from being assigned to any other medical device. 
     
     
       8. A medical device in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the preferred sequence of the image data sets to be displayed is based on signal intensity of at least the at least one wireless signal. 
     
     
       9. A medical device comprising:
 at least one sensor interface configured to detect a sensor signal from a sensor, the sensor signal indicating at least one physiological parameter of a patient; 
 a data network interface; 
 a wireless interface configured to receive at least one wireless signal from at least one wristband from among a plurality of wristbands which each generate a respective wireless signal, the at least one wireless signal indicating a patient identification of a mobile device that is carriable on a patient body or physically associated with the patient body; 
 a touch-sensitive display unit; and 
 a computer configured to provide derived medical data, derived from the sensor signal, via the data network interface and configured:
 to select a preferred subset of patient identifications based on at least the at least one wireless signal and to directly or indirectly determine respective image data sets based on the patient identifications of the selected subset; 
 to actuate the display unit such that the respective determined image data sets are displayed in respective display fields, the display unit receiving input from a corresponding display field, the display unit providing a signal as output based on input from the corresponding display field; 
 to receive the signal from the display unit and to derive a selection of a certain image data set associated with an assigned patient identification based on the signal; 
 to make a selection of the certain image data set based on the signal provided by the display unit; 
 to assign the patient identification to the selected image data; 
 to assign the patient identification, which is assigned to the selected image data, to the derived medical data; 
 to provide the patient identification assigned to the selected image data and the derived medical data associated with the patient identification assigned to the selected image data via the data network interface as output to a data network such that the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set and the medical data associated with the patient identification assigned to the select image data set are configured to be accessed at another time; and 
 to send a confirmation signal via the wireless interface to a respective mobile device from which a corresponding image data set was derived as the selected image data set. 
 
 
     
     
       10. A medical device in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the computer is further configured:
 to determine a preferred sequence of the image data sets to be displayed based on the wireless signals; and 
 to actuate the display unit such that the respective image data sets are displayed as a function of the determined sequence. 
 
     
     
       11. A medical device in accordance with  claim 9 , further comprising a memory unit, wherein the computer is further configured to store the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set in the memory unit. 
     
     
       12. A medical device in accordance with  claim 9 , further comprising a memory unit, wherein the computer is further configured to determine the respective image data sets directly based on the respective selected patient identifications by the computer determining the respective image data sets from the respective patient identifications based on determination steps provided and predefined by the memory unit. 
     
     
       13. A medical device in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the computer is further configured to determine the respective image data sets indirectly based on the respective selected patient identifications by the computer transmitting the respective selected patient identifications to a server and receiving the respective image data sets from the server via the data network interface. 
     
     
       14. A medical device in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the computer is further configured
 to receive a reconfirmation signal from the respective mobile device from which a corresponding image data set was derived via the wireless interface; and 
 to perform the providing of the patient identification assigned to the selected image data set via the data network interface only after receiving the reconfirmation signal. 
 
     
     
       15. A medical device in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the confirmation signal prevents the respective mobile device from being assigned to any other medical device. 
     
     
       16. A medical device in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the preferred sequence of the image data sets to be displayed is based on signal intensity of at least the at least one wireless signal.